The Songkran Festival returns with cultural showcases and a royal twist, featuring the Princess of Asia Royal Court, organizers say.

The Songkran Festival is one of Thailand’s most anticipated and vibrant celebrations, marking the Thai New Year. Taking place ...

For the first time in two years, hundreds gathered Saturday at Wat Buddhatham-Aram, a Buddhist temple in Northeast Portland’s Parkrose neighborhood, to celebrate Songkran, the solar new year. Known as ...

A boy plays with a water gun as he celebrates the Songkran holiday, which marks the Thai New Year, in Bangkok, Thailand, April 12, 2025. - Reuters BANGKOK: Thailand kicked off the Maha Songkran World ...

In many countries in Southeast Asia, such as Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, the arrival of spring also marks the beginning of the new year. Songkran (สงกรานต์), as the festival welcoming in the ...

If you venture outside during Thailand’s annual Songkran New Year festival, which kicks off April 13, you stand a very good chance of getting wet. But we’re here to help you make sure your time in the ...

POIPET, Cambodia, April 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The highly anticipated Heaven747 Songkran Festival 2025 made history with the world's first Songkran Festival held aboard a Boeing 747 aircraft. Over ...

Follow our live coverage here. BANGKOK - The war in the Middle East, now dragging on for more than a month, is casting a shadow over travel during the Songkran festival, a global event for Thailand.

Songkran in 2026 is best tackled like Bangkok traffic: pick your lane early, commit, and keep a dry change of clothes within reach. The Thai New Year’s water fights still dominate the headlines, but ...